Chapter 143 What can’t be eaten.jpg
What is a solitary fruit?
Why does this sound so delicious?
Xu Dazhuang, who inexplicably thought of "Qiaoguo", smacked his lips unconsciously.
Gong Zhou next to him seemed to be frightened that they would think of the single fruit as something to eat. He pulled out a small wooden pillar with two pointed ends like a magic trick and waved it in front of Xu Yichi and others.
"This is called 'Du Guo'." Gong Zhou smiled with his eyes bent, "It's a small tool we use to adjust the holes on the pot. It's not for eating, so you can't eat it."
"This thing is Du Guo. , is described as a 'hairpin' leg' in "Yixing Porcelain Pot" - Comrade Xiao Xu, do you think it looks like the hairpin legs your girls usually use for hairpins? "
"Pointy, yes Quite similar." Not only was he named, but Xu Dafa, who revealed his foodie mentality, bared his teeth and laughed, "It's just that this one is single-stranded and shorter than the hairpin."
" After all, it just looks like... not a real hairpin!" Gong Zhou's expression remained unchanged as he slowly repaired the rows of water outlets and filled some water into the almost dry mud! , mix it.
“To install the spout, the cut surface should be coated with moistening mud - and then assemble the handle.”
"Eh? Just assemble the pot handle directly." Bai Miaomiao scratched her head in confusion, "Teacher Gong Zhou, don't we care about the mud that hasn't been scraped off at the spout?"
"We need to take care of it, but it's not Now take care of it." Gong Zhou narrowed his eyes, his temper was always kind and charitable, " Before the mud is completely dry, we have to install the pot handle together - so that if anything is a little crooked, we can adjust it in time."
"When installing the pot handle. We need to borrow a ruler - we have to make the center of the spout and handle, and the center of the circle of the spout The three parts are in line... The pot handle must be installed vertically up and down without any skew."
"Now that the spout and handle are installed, let's fix the mud - this is an extremely difficult task. A big project that consumes patience must be done bit by bit, and the movements must be careful and urgent. No, it can't be frizzy."
"Slowly repair...appropriately add some nourishing mud to the areas where there are no lines or lack of flesh...it must be smoothed out so that it looks seamless. Suitable, suitable, and comfortable no matter how you look at it.”
"Hey, okay, that's good." Gong Zhou, who had repaired the spout, put down the calender in his hand, "You all come and take a look. After that, I will continue to repair the handle."
Everyone Hearing the sound, Xu Yichi saw that several apprentices had even taken out pens and papers.
It seems that there are not many opportunities for senior Gong Zhou to make a purple clay pot from start to finish... Thinking about it this way, they are really honored.
"The method of moistening the mud at the joint of the pot handle is the same as the spout. I won't go into details here. Just pay attention to the movements." Gong Zhou was calm, and once he reached the place where he didn't need to move his mouth , his men's movements changed rapidly.
The joints of the spouts and handles repaired by him are so smooth and delicate that they do not require excessive polishing.
Xu Yichi didn't know if this was their innate skill as a demon spirit. In short, when she was pulling various videos, she had never seen anyone capable of this level.
Maybe, the worlds of humans and demons are different after all.jpg
The little girl sighed in her heart. Gong Zhou at the other end repaired the spout and handle, and brought his hand with him. After polishing the mouth of the pot, I started to pinch the knob next to it.
“Before connecting the pot knob and lid, we have to drill an air hole in the pot knob.” Gong Zhou’s eyes were calm, “This is to allow the water vapor in the pot to overflow outwards and ensure air circulation inside and outside the pot. , Air pressure balance holes. "When I made the lid just now, careful people should have noticed that there are small holes in the center of both the cover plate and the cover surface."
"The method of digging the air holes is similar to the method of digging the spout, except that the size of the air holes cannot be compared with the spout."
"Without the air holes, the lid of the purple clay pot should not be opened after hot water is filled with it. Haha - the effect is similar to that thing you learned in high school? Several horses pulled a vacuum ball in the middle, and it took a lot of effort to pull it apart..."
" It's called the Magdeburg Hemisphere Experiment. ?”
“Yes, that’s called the Magdeburg Hemisphere Experiment.” An Qing raised his eyes in surprise, “Teacher Gong Zhou, you actually know this!”
“Then let’s do it. For purple clay pots, too Aren’t they primitive people who live in deep mountains and old forests?” Gong Zhou joked casually, “Those who do art may not be good at science... Our process of making pots involves a lot of physical and chemical changes!”
"Hey... Having said all that, I have finished opening the air hole - the process of installing the pot button is nothing special. Just pay attention to aligning the upper and lower holes, and then handle the overflowing mud... OK, let's leave Now that the pot is finished and put into the kiln, these are the last few steps left!"< br>
"The third to last step - opening the false bottom." Gong Zhou shook his eyebrows and casually turned the pot upside down on the turntable - he looked like he was a master pot maker who had been making pots for who knows how many decades. Now, if you put it casually according to your temper, you can place the pot exactly in the center of the turntable.
“The false bottom is the second layer of mud that we stick under the negative film. The method of opening the bottom is exactly the same as the opening cover, except that the negative film here does not need to be cut again. We have finished opening the fake bottom. Bottom, directly on Cover the incision with a layer of mud for trimming. "The penultimate step is to trim the whole pot," Gong Zhou said, grabbing a few inch-wide slices with curvature. On one side, he took out a piece of specially treated soft leather.
“I told you when we started making the pot that during the process of making the pot, we may accidentally leave some marks on the surface of the pot due to force or fingernails.”< br>
"The more obvious marks are easy to see, but some subtle marks are very inconspicuous on the pot embryo that has only been grated."
"At this time, we need to After making the whole pot, use a pin to make the pot The whole body undergoes an overall refinement - the surface of the purple clay teapot that has been refined by Mingzhen will become smoother and more delicate, while those areas that are sunken and missing flesh will still retain their previous roughness, and then the appearance will become It’s obvious.”
“When pinching the needle, the force must be even. If you find any gaps, use mud to fill them and smooth them immediately. Don’t hesitate.”
“If the needle cannot repair, use leather. The felt cloth continues to be trimmed...wait After repairing the surface of the pot, we must also repair and clean the inside of the pot... Then we finally come to our last step. "Knock on the bottom seal," Gong Zhou said, taking out the hammer and stamp. , and a signature seal engraved with his name.
"This is nothing special. Turn the pot upside down, hold it up, and place the seal right in the center of the bottom of the pot. Be careful not to drop the hammer too hard or too lightly, and keep it steady up and down—one knock."
"Okay, now our purple clay pot is officially finished and can be sent to the pot kiln for firing."